The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 721, 1 August 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1878.

We are informed by Mr. Sumnter. Secretary of the Waiareka-Livingstone Kail way Committee. that an otficial report of the surveyor appointed by the • iovernment to make a reconnaisauce survey of the several •titine-ited roitte.s for the extension of the W'aiareka Br.mch railway to I .ivmsrstune. has been received. We understand that the re; ort shows that the difficulties of eonstrtierimj the lii.e are Very Mit.di Irom a" engineering point of view, if i'-ileeo the;, can be t nned dilHeultius at all, as a <i~t at pat tot the line is lev.-;, and wher--grades occur, the a v.-ray.; is 1 i'l 10'.), eleven rer. There a r e only ahout t!i' ■L'hthsof a mil;.'of tunnelling in the who!'inc. and evjtt this. by a detour, :u;-j;:it 1-di.-pen.-ed With, and rite entire railway !ro:n point to p-)!!it mint Iy from V- h'd>i .* tf.ici to Living-tone—ran. biyinti 4illb. r;-.i-s. be oimstrnered for und.-r LSS.U-' ;) , or a mnea.tr-'t of Itj' milts at an av.-iT.pc o>st of !.."> We understand that action :s f erntr c:-.?:r t> i.-v the residents at Mc.er wheima. with -•*. v;--v. to urging the- Rnrferctikhiir of the o«:s t-u--tion of this railway as a t.'oloohd work : nctifton to the honve i>; i{er>tvsor';.t:vc'.J with that oi»ju :t in vi-'W, intiu-i now !ii m-.-.H of Mu'n.iture, and prt.babiv . ;;c: ion in tit-- matter will be :.d:r-:i hv t' ; - Kai-w.iy <'-'inrniCtev-. a ...c-e'iru' <>t \vh;c.s i ■ ••-n-i-lei* the «-j - vvi'l. w-.- 1..;ieve. Vic eal'e i aloce: tiaaiedialiciy. Tne lirsr meeting "t tile new Municipal C iutieil will be held this evening. We tnav remind our readers that tae l!ev. .fame;* Mira;u>" lecture oil '* ( o:nin*»;: i 'i'o-v-rbs " r,..ke.s place tins evening, in the n-:\v Tees-.street Ha!!.

The nstia! weekly meeting; of Ihe ; . Mcr.', I'hri.-oian A.~.-oe.atiun v.\*.s le-H iti ; r.i,.ms of the Associati.-.n in? S evening. .Mr. M ua:us pre.'iti-»I. i- ■ i-t; i ior hi- f -- '•l'h'isfs t.-xaltar:nt:." An iiif-ivstinii -ti eu.->iuii followed, many topic- bi;.- r-.u-.-U-si niri likely to prove iiJ' C?: cr-1 5?:IT JiC »itl*• future meetii:^.

It will be -seen that Mrs. M.-d!-»:td N.-.V-shams farewell 5,:.»:i».-rt will t:-.!;.- ph..- ■ on She .Sth itutf.

Messrs Murdoch ami \\ .tt. o:- }i-:v,- .--hi ; ijeir land in ihe HaUawi i'cinca \ y. cow si-tttn-4 of -J.'»:{i) ac-0% ac LI pt-.* .icr -. !•• •hid.'e Ward. The <!i-trie- is i. -iiri f-i-t settled. Threes t;-e.--'tc:'.tns w-nfc o u t la.-t week for the purpose f.;" p'.rtu^h'.t:.'. At the Resident Mayistrai--s '' mrf t:Ks mom::;.', before «b I a*'d 1 .- - I .- 1 -'' - K-i[s.. s. Koiert ! \t-:Tn.-.n a.id ISi-or^'-H'u'_ar were with not Irivino ;ii:! .MUtrol over theit* iif':«i s. ioi-'j;ei- wa---;ia-d !'N . ari-titho Htter A«. <»'-• »rjr-!_ was :;L'i iii:>-d 55., for ti-it having his nam-ri.-I.'rit"d iii ids cart, ib etor low.-, t>»v dri 1 . iti'j UK'.'.' head v. c caf i'- thro::c;'!i Th.ameisircc': a: au t'nlawfit! ho-jr. w;t> tined The nrdinarv .ot tlir Harbor will be field at nafl-pa-t i<' o'clock U>-iu»rro» «-;-esdr:--. fie- li-mual b;»li of thi : IHct».-;'0 li'.ll V' inutr-eis pi.-i'.-.- tins . '1 j;rce t ijfon.s i, to -Mr. I'---.-f ( linsteiiUD'h, were I!Eo-tv-1 --1 at tt: iiaioaru Kailway Station at i }.'-<> s.r.i. i" i: v. ami jv-'Cheil Christeiiun-h. ae : a teie.'rani received liv Mr. l.oring. at I d.m ."thus aevomplishin-j the joiirmy of ttiiles in the almost incredibly »horfc space of two hours and live minutes, having ilown at th- rate of about 7."> miles per hour. At th- nomination to-dav for two member-, ttie K-k.iiuii Koad Boaivl for Landioiire. M'Kay were duiy e!eete>l.